Planning Regulations

[Ayshe-At-Bliss-Vacation-Rentals0]

Are there any hosts here who have properties under Epping Forest District Council's control, who have started doing AirBnb after March 2022?  If so, can you please message me back regarding:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/short-term-lets-rules-to-protect-communities-and-keep-homes-avail...

1) Have you applied to EFDC for planning?  If so, can you please message me the link on the EFDC planning portal for your application?
2) If you applied, were you granted permission?
3) How much did it cost?
4) How long did it take to get planning approval?

Warm regards
Ayshe

[Helen3]

You can find the link to the local planning portal on your county or local government website @Ayshe-At-Bliss-Vacation-Rentals0 

They can advise you on costs of submitting an application and how long it may take to get a decision on whether your application is likely to be approved. 

this is an international community so I think it's unlikely you will find a host here that has the experience you are looking for. 

[Ayshe-At-Bliss-Vacation-Rentals0]

Thank you Helen, very much appreciate your reply with information.  I cannot find any information on my local authority's website and when I contacted them, they wanted £400 to give me information.

I am hoping to connect to LOCAL TO ME, ie Hosts under Epping Forest District Council area, who have already applied and/or obtained planning.

Kind regards

Ayshe

[Helen3]

How very odd a two second search on Google comes up with the planning portal on your local government website as I suggested in my initial post. @Ayshe-At-Bliss-Vacation-Rentals0 

https://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/planning-and-building/

it has comprehensive information there on the process for applying for planning permission.

£400 is the fee for submitting your application 

[Ayshe-At-Bliss-Vacation-Rentals0]

Hi Helen

Thank you for your message.

The link  does NOT mention anything regarding short term rentals/holiday rentals/Airbnb.

I am trying to find out if other Airbnb hosts under Epping Forest District Council have applied for planning.  If so, what is the link to THEIR planning application so I can see what they have said the planning is for.  In addition, I want to see if EFDC has granted planning for said applications.

Kind regards

Ayshe

[Helen3]

No it won't it's to the planning portal @Ayshe-At-Bliss-Vacation-Rentals0 which is what you need to apply .

If you want specific advice related to your STR application you will need to make an appointment with a planning officer some LA's charge for this .

[Ayshe-At-Bliss-Vacation-Rentals0]

Helen, I truly appreciate your responses, but you are not actually reading what I have been asking for,  I want to CONNECT with other EFDC airbnb hosts who have applied for planning so I can see what their application looks like.  I do NOT need to speak to planning, I do NOT need to pay planning for advice,  I just want other EFDC airbnb Hosts to REPLY to my post.

Thank you Helen, but I really don't need you to keep repeating yourself.

Regards

Ayshe

[Helen3]

I understand that but as I've already mentioned this is an international community so you're extremely unlikely to find someone here with that experience. @Ayshe-At-Bliss-Vacation-Rentals0 

I presume you've already asked on your local Airbnb host group on FB? 

[Ayshe-At-Bliss-Vacation-Rentals0]

Hi Helen

I've applied 3 times over the past few weeks to join the London Local Airbnb group, nothing happens

[Helen3]

That's because your listing isn't in London 😀😀😀😀 @Ayshe-At-Bliss-Vacation-Rentals0 

You need to apply to join the host group that covers Essex.

[Ayshe-At-Bliss-Vacation-Rentals0]

Helen, please look at the Local Hosts group map.  You will see there is NOT an Essex group. 

These are the local groups:

London
Kent
Suffolk

London is literally down the road.  Loughton is on the border of London and Essex.  Hence applying to the London group.

[Elisa]

Hi @Ayshe-At-Bliss-Vacation-Rentals0 😊, 

Did you follow Helen's suggestion?

If you'd like to connect with local hosts from your area and get more advice, don't hesitate to connect with them through our 👉 Local Host Clubs.

Warm regards 🌻,

[Ayshe-At-Bliss-Vacation-Rentals0]

Hi Elisa

I thought I had posted under the Local Hosts Group :0(  The link took me to the same place as where I am posting this message.

I am puzzled that no one has actually responded saying they had applied/obtained planning from EFDC when there are a great many hosts on Airbnb in the EFDC area?

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

Warm regards

Ayshe

[Ayshe-At-Bliss-Vacation-Rentals0]

Hi @Elisa,

I replied to Helen as what she said was really not what I was asking for.  Please read my reply to her.

Kind regards

Ayshe